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The woes with vinyl are the slowly passing rocks, long gravel roads, and scratchy desert flora. Vinyl doesn't stand a chance against desert pin stripping. If you never plan to go off road, then vinyl is a good look. Not so long ago i had the idea that I would do my complete RAM pickup and Lance...

Darren, I'm thinking the same way you are. Both the Xterra and early Montero were on my radar at one time. Many fine design features and quality made. But we go for the make and model that satisfy our current instincts. By the time these came along, both kids were out of the house and we were...

Bear, you seem to have no experience off road, so I would council going with automatic diffs that will do the thinking for you. Transparent is good. Looks like the z71 for you.

My brother John fixed his truck so the steering wheel comes off with a quick release. It's kinda weird seeing someone walking around with a steering wheel. So far, so good. Another issue is trailer security. I read on here somewhere where a Jeeper kept his two axle trailer for carrying his jeep...

BTW, Rachmaninoff, are you any relation to the great Russian Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff? I played a lot of his music when in the bass trombone chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and used a lot of his choral music for our Compline Choirs, much of it in translitterated Church Cerilic. He...

The problem with old rigs' reliability is....old age. What does that really mean? Having had 13, 4WD's of all descriptions to meet the familial and testosternomical needs of the time, I will point out things to look for with any used vehicle. 1. Has it been stored inside? In a dry (southwest US)...

We have a 2011 WK-2: just turned 130K miles. It's Jeanie's grocery getter. Really, just replaced tires and @ 115K miles the battery which is a bit hard to get to under the passenger seat. We live in snow country and enjoy the 2-speed transfer case model and traction control. I thought buying a...

For better or worse, this one doesn't change shape when overnighting (with permission if not on the street) in the city, running the dunes, or grinding out a snowstorm in the forest. Just not very sexy. click for dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfj5y93wsd7vfkw/jefe does sand hill at dry...

Jon, The top pic is with the hitch extension for use on my truck camper. The extension is 20 inches, just enough to pull any of my trailers at full turn without colliding. The lower 2 pics are with Bradley's standard channel iron with truss rod tongue. The farther you get your hitch back from...

I installed a pintel and lunette on my 1955 Bradley using bolt on parts. and the level with my XJ to Bradley: The pintel has 3 adjustments as to height.

gait, this tells me that you have stiff sidewalls without much, 'lay down' character or rather narrow wheels, or you didn't really let enough air out to give proper sand running floatation. Every one of my 40 sets of off-road tires over the years had a different low pressure floatational patch...

In addition to Frenchie's Tome, I would add the thickness and flexibility of the sidewalls as a determinant. I've had very wide off road tires for Jeeps that had little flexibility, so had to lower the pressure down to 4 pounds to get any sidewall flex or floatation. Then again, I had some tires...

My new-to-me 1982 CJ-8 in 1988 at the start of the endless build. At this point I only did an SOA on it. It really was a classic with the highest grade package. Moving over the Little Sluice in 1997 in 130:1 final drive. The strap was held by 4 big guys to keep me from falling of the rock. I...

JJack, The one I had a look at did have true 6x6 construction, with both rear axles powered, but that was in the 1990's. My fave 6x6 of all time was the WWII issue 1-1/2 ton Dodge WC-62 or 63 with that walking beam suspension and a diagonal placement two-output to the rear transfer case (see...

Making our way up canyon near Death Valley. Road? We don't need no stinking road. Sheep Camp, Whazoo, and jefe at 13,114 foot Imogene pass during our week of TC pass bagging in the San Juans: The last vertical 500 feet before Imogene: It's a long way up past the tree line to Imogene:

Good solutions here. The best way to learn is the hard way. It seems to stick better when you jump ship and encounter an abrupt cashectomy. AFA gas vs. diesel, my view is one of distance. If you plan on keeping the TC for a long time, say, 200K miles, then an oil burner can be a better choice...

Just be careful of the brake fitment going to a smaller diameter wheel. I just had the brakes done on our '11 JGChero and they are actually 17 inch brakes on 18 inch wheels. The 2012 GC had 18 inch brakes to fit the then 18 inch wheels. jefe

The general rule for deflating has to do with two things: 1. Any ".5" tire; i.e. 16.5 or 19.5 has very little sidewall and the wheels lacks a safety bead to keep it on the rim at lower pressure. so the only way a, .5 tire/wheel would work at low pressure is to use beadlocks. However, lowering...

srq, It looks like you are settled in with the Cummins/5500. One issue that I've been mulling over with this thread is frame flexibility as regards to using a 3 or 4 point subframe so as not to pull the camper body apart. Has Ford changed their frame rigidity in the last 15 years? When I was...

Another oldie but goodie shot: 1970 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-55; Chevy V-8; added Saginaw P.S.; Hone Overdrive; 53 gallon gas tank; Power lok rr; 3 inch lift; custom tomba burro; Warn 8K winch; Canyonlands June 1973